Sagittarius – Scorpius

With the new year, winter is definitely here. I had another birthday, and I am feeling very cold and old.

To warm the cockles of my heart, I decided to process an image from the summer: the Sagittarius – Scorpius region of the Milky Way. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with object identifications and more information.

The Sun happens to be in Sagittarius right now. New Year’s morning however, just at the start of astronomical twilight, I saw the Yeds in Ophiuchus, and Antares just above the horizon, and farther along to the north I saw Vega and Cygnus rising.